spirituality; spiritual nature
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
work; business; company; study
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
so; like this; in this way
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
incident; affair; happening; event
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
safe; vault; storage cabinet
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to have meaning; to be meaningful
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
person concerned; interested party; related party
the Industrial Revolution
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)